• Man City will provide 100 -500 tickets for every home game in the 2026-27 Premier League term

• Tickets will be priced at £10 for adults, £7.50 for concessions and £5 for children under five

• New initiative introduced after protests against season ticket freezes were upheld last season

Manchester City is rewarding local supporters with £10 tickets for every home game of the 2026-27 Premier League season.

The club, which begins a new era under Enzo Maresca following the departure of Pep Guardiola, developed this initiative in collaboration with City Matters, a fan advisory board.

The program aims to protect the local core of Manchester City’s support while opening opportunities for residents living near the Etihad Campus to attend matches, including those who have never done so before.

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City begins the campaign against Bournemouth next month, with between 100 and 500 tickets available. These tickets, which the club will distribute via ballot, will include major matches against Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester United later in the season.

Tickets will cost £10 for adults, £7.50 for concessions, and £5 for children under five. Fans may apply for allocations in groups if they wish to sit together.

Lee Broadstock, the chair of City Matters, told the Manchester Evening News that the club is taking proactive steps to help local people watch Manchester City with thousands of Premier League tickets available for just £10.

Broadstock added that making matches more accessible will help more people from east Manchester attend regularly, support the team, and contribute to the atmosphere that makes the Etihad a special place on matchdays.

According to the local council, the ticket scheme is available to residents in Clayton & Openshaw, Ancoats & Beswick, Gorton & Abbey Hey, Ardwick, and Miles Platting & Newton Heath. The club will make seats available across the Etihad Stadium rather than in one specific area.

Helping local residents has become a priority for club leadership following a series of protests last season. Those demonstrations occurred after the club announced plans to freeze season ticket prices for the 2025/26 campaign—a decision that prompted chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak to describe the disconnect between fans and the club as “not okay.”

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Following the £300 million expansion of the North Stand—now renamed the Pep Guardiola Stand in honour of the former manager—officials recognize that development may impact those living in surrounding areas.

Offering discounted tickets helps engage the people of east Manchester in the project, which is supported by the nearby Co-op Live concert venue and ongoing infrastructure improvements made by the City Football Group around the stadium.

In March of this year, the eight-time Premier League champions revealed plans to build a 400-bed hotel, a 3,000-capacity fan zone, a new club shop, a museum, and a 600-capacity immersive entertainment venue to host Mamma Mia! The Party. Officials approved the final stages of these permissions three weeks ago.